misled
Americanadjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of misled
First recorded before 1000
Example Sentences
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A federal lawsuit filed in Louisiana in 2021 alleged that Heineken USA misled buyers by marketing Heineken 0.0 as alcohol-free, despite having less than 0.03% ABV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In a Facebook post, football coach Vince Carter mourned his player, writing that Brown “was around the wrong crowd and was getting misled and misguided,” adding, “it hurts to see this is how it ended.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
In Botswana -- where the government said in July an "alarming" number of men were being misled into joining the war -- another mother has not heard from her 20-year-old son for nearly a year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Parents suspect these members of staff may have misled them.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Hooke’s imagery is misleading—and he was misled by it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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